[Esbox-users] ESbox virtual machine configuration

[Frans Gouverne]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frans Gouverne" <f.gouverne at casema.nl>
To: <esbox-users at garage.maemo.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Esbox-users] ESbox virtual machine configuration


>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: Ed.Swartz at nokia.com
>>> To: f.gouverne at casema.nl
>>> Cc: esbox-users at garage.maemo.org
>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 10:31 PM
>>> Subject: RE: ESbox virtual machine configuration
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Frans,
>>>
>>> I have followed instructions from this page to set up ESbox under WinXP
>>> and running maemo sdk in a virtual machine VMware.
>>>
>>> I have installed Eclipse Version: 3.3.2, ESbox 1.4.1 and Pydev 1.4.6.
>>> Besides, I am running VMware Player and using Ubuntu Server Gutsy from
>>> here.
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>> However, I cannot find this config dialog in Eclipse => Preferences (see
>>> picture below).
>>> Anybody knows where to find this "Build Machines" config or what might 
>>> be
>>> missing on my system?
>>>
>>> By the way, the installation of ESbox by means of the Remote Update Site
>>> as described here did not work, so I installed manually the zip file
>>> esbox_site_1_4_1.zip. Or do I have to use the second edition? I did not
>>> manage to get the second edition working in Eclipse though by using this
>>> file esbox-repository.zip
>>>
>> [[[ejs]]] Yes, you need second edition, beta 1.  The virtual machine
>> support is being added in the new release.  See this page (and the other
>> beta1/ pages) for installation instructions:
>>
>> http://esbox.garage.maemo.org/beta1/installation.html
>>
>> And find the release information from here:
>>
>> http://esbox.garage.maemo.org/beta1/releases.html
>>
>> Good luck !
>>
>> -- Ed
>>
>> P.S. We'll be sure to fix up these webpages before the beta 2 release so
>> the old 1st edition ones are the ones that are hard to find ;)
>
> Thanks Ed, that was really helpful!
>
> At first, sharing folders with the VM did not succeed, but then I 
> discovered
> I had to share the folder on WinXP manually first and then it passed all
> sanity tests!
>
> Next step is to install cygwin, build a simple C project and run it in the
> emulator.
>
> Frans
> _______________________________________________

I have got it all up and running now, the emulator works fine with my 
helloworld project in an Xwindow!